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January 2014

Jan 2014 in review     Toledo set an all-time record for January snowfall!  They finished the month with 40.2 inches of snow which greatly exceeds the previous record of 30.8 inches set in 1978.  Toledo also experienced the sixth coldest January on record with an average temperature of only 16.0 degrees.

Overall, January 2014 finished off with an average temperature that was 5 to 10 degrees below normal.  Northern Ohio experienced above normal snowfall and northwest Pennsylvania had slightly below normal snowfall.

January Climatological Reports

Cleveland

Toledo

Mansfield

Akron-Canton

Youngstown

Erie, PA

 

 


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
149 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014

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...THE CLEVELAND OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2014

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              73   01/25/1950
 LOW              -20   01/19/1994
HIGHEST            51   01/11
LOWEST            -11   01/07
                        01/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     29.7              34.4    -4.7     37.2
AVG. MINIMUM     13.7              21.7    -8.0     23.6
MEAN             21.7              28.1    -6.4     30.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     15              13.1     1.9       12
DAYS MIN <= 32     26              25.0     1.0       25
DAYS MIN <= 0       6               1.4     4.6        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.01   1950
 MINIMUM         0.31   1871
TOTALS           2.00              2.72   -0.72     2.17
DAYS >= .01        21              17.1     3.9       14
DAYS >= .10         7               7.5    -0.5        6
DAYS >= .50         0               1.1    -1.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.39   01/05 TO 01/06              0.56

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           42.8   1978
TOTALS           23.7              18.7     5.0      5.4
SINCE 7/1        45.9              37.3     8.6     20.9
DAYS >= 1.0         5               5.8    -0.8        2
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      5.3   01/25 TO 01/25

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1334              1145     189     1065
 SINCE 7/1       3498              3252     246     3146
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/280    DATE  01/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/280    DATE  01/27

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.80

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               22     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     12

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
149 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014

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...THE TOLEDO OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2014

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              71   01/25/1950
                        01/13/1890
 LOW              -20   01/21/1984
HIGHEST            47   01/13
LOWEST            -15   01/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     24.9              32.6    -7.7     36.1
AVG. MINIMUM      7.1              18.4   -11.3     19.9
MEAN             16.0              25.5    -9.5     28.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     23              15.0     8.0       13
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              27.0     2.0       26
DAYS MIN <= 0      12               2.9     9.1        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.63   1913
 MINIMUM         0.27   1961
TOTALS           3.29              2.05    1.24     3.62
DAYS >= .01        21              12.7     8.3       11
DAYS >= .10        10               5.4     4.6        6
DAYS >= .50         1               1.2    -0.2        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.07   01/05 TO 01/06              2.01

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           30.8   1978
TOTALS           40.2R             11.6    28.6      3.1
SINCE 7/1        51.9              21.1    30.8     10.1
DAYS >= 1.0        12               3.5     8.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     13.0   01/05 TO 01/06

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1510              1224     286     1141
 SINCE 7/1       4009              3549     460     3392
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/250    DATE  01/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/250    DATE  01/06

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               21     SLEET                      0
FOG                      22     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     10

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
149 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014

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...THE MANSFIELD OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1916 TO 2014

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              69   01/25/1950
 LOW              -26   01/15/1929
HIGHEST            50   01/11
LOWEST            -15   01/28
AVG. MAXIMUM     28.0              32.8    -4.8     36.6
AVG. MINIMUM      9.6              18.3    -8.7     21.2
MEAN             18.8              25.5    -6.7     28.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     20              14.8     5.2       12
DAYS MIN <= 32     30              27.1     2.9       25
DAYS MIN <= 0      10               2.7     7.3        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.08   2005
 MINIMUM         0.41   1981
TOTALS           2.02              2.87   -0.85     2.58
DAYS >= .01        19              14.9     4.1       14
DAYS >= .10         6               6.9    -0.9        6
DAYS >= .50         0               1.6    -1.6        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.46   01/05 TO 01/06              0.72

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           43.8   2009
TOTALS           19.6              13.3     6.3      5.4
SINCE 7/1        36.5              26.5    10.0     18.2
DAYS >= 1.0         7               4.6     2.4        2
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      4.5   01/02 TO 01/02

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1423              1223     200     1110
 SINCE 7/1       3822              3600     222     3312
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/230    DATE  01/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/230    DATE  01/27

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     15

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
149 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014

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...THE AKRON CANTON OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2014

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              73   01/23/1906
 LOW              -25   01/19/1994
HIGHEST            51   01/11
LOWEST            -11   01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     29.2              33.1    -3.9     37.3
AVG. MINIMUM     12.2              19.1    -6.9     22.4
MEAN             20.7              26.1    -5.4     29.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     18              14.4     3.6       11
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              26.7     1.3       25
DAYS MIN <= 0       7               1.9     5.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.70   1950
 MINIMUM         0.71   1961
TOTALS           1.92              2.61   -0.69     2.16
DAYS >= .01        19              17.1     1.9       16
DAYS >= .10         4               6.7    -2.7        7
DAYS >= .50         1               1.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.55   01/11 TO 01/11              0.52

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           37.5   1978
TOTALS           19.1              12.4     6.7     10.9
SINCE 7/1        42.3              26.0    16.3     25.2
DAYS >= 1.0         4               4.4    -0.4        3
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      6.3   01/25 TO 01/25

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1366              1206     160     1082
 SINCE 7/1       3645              3536     109     3228
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/310    DATE  01/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    30/310    DATE  01/27

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.80

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               23     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
149 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014

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...THE YOUNGSTOWN OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2014

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              71   01/25/1950
 LOW              -22   01/19/1994
HIGHEST            52   01/11
LOWEST            -12   01/28
                        01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     28.7              32.5    -3.8     36.6
AVG. MINIMUM     10.8              19.0    -8.2     22.0
MEAN             19.8              25.8    -6.0     29.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              15.4     1.6       12
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              26.8     1.2       24
DAYS MIN <= 0       8               2.1     5.9        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.64   1950
 MINIMUM         0.73
TOTALS           2.43              2.55   -0.12     1.81
DAYS >= .01        23              17.1     5.9       21
DAYS >= .10         8               6.7     1.3        6
DAYS >= .50         0               1.2    -1.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.52   01/10 TO 01/11              0.39

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           36.4   1999
TOTALS           23.0              16.6     6.4     12.7
SINCE 7/1        57.6              36.0    21.6     39.9
DAYS >= 1.0         8               5.4     2.6        6
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      5.5   01/25 TO 01/25

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1395              1217     178     1097
 SINCE 7/1       3839              3623     216     3360
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/230    DATE  01/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/220    DATE  01/06

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.80

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                       7
LIGHT SNOW               22     SLEET                      1
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
149 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014

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...THE ERIE PA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2014

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              73   01/25/1950
                        01/01/1876
 LOW              -18   01/19/1994
HIGHEST            53   01/11
LOWEST            -10   01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     29.7              33.7    -4.0     37.9
AVG. MINIMUM     13.5              20.8    -7.3     25.9
MEAN             21.6              27.2    -5.6     31.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              14.2     2.8       10
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              26.4     2.6       23
DAYS MIN <= 0       4               1.3     2.7        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.25   1950
 MINIMUM         0.85   1944
TOTALS           2.56              2.95   -0.39     3.30
DAYS >= .01        20              19.6     0.4       18
DAYS >= .10        10               8.6     1.4        8
DAYS >= .50         0               1.1    -1.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.52   01/05 TO 01/06              0.83

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           62.4   1978
TOTALS           28.1              29.6    -1.5     28.7
SINCE 7/1        91.7              65.8    25.9     52.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 5      -3        3
DAYS >= 1.0         9               8.3     0.7        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8   01/03                          8  01/24
                                                          01/22
 24 HR TOTAL      5.9   01/01 TO 01/01
                        01/02 TO 01/02

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1339              1170     169     1018
 SINCE 7/1       3581              3338     243     3040
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/180    DATE  01/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/190    DATE  01/24

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.70

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               23     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     22

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.